simple or compound
Katie and Sally skipped and jumped rope at the park today.
What is simple? at the park is a prepositional phrase, not a dependent clause. Also- the conjunctions connect the subjects and the verbs- there are not two complete thoughts.
The dragon flew in, so the villagers packed up and left.
What is FANBOYS- SO
Because she is too young to vote the teenager decided to join the protest movement instead.
What is Because she is too young to vote, the teenager decided to join the protest movement instead.
The lobster crawled out of the trap.
What is simple?
I love to play in the ocean after a storm.
What is simple- DON'T BE FOOLED- a dependent clause has to have a subject and verb for it to be complex- it would need to say: After the storm raged in town, I love to jump in the ocean.
When the dust settled, I could see the rainbow.
What is www.asaib - WHEN
I ran the marathon in four and half hours; Mrs. McBride ran it in three hours!
What is compound. Even though there is not a FANBOY- there are two complete sentences connected with a semi-colon:) False. Mrs. McBride doesn't run unless a bear is chasing her.
The president, while he spent the weekend at Camp David, decided to catch up on some free reading.
What is complex- the independent clause is split in two by a dependent clause- notice the commas!
The questions were super tricky; I could feel the sweat trickling down my neck.
What is NEITHER- compound sentence connected with a semi-colon
Last night we went to the movies, but the theater was closed for maintenance reasons.
What is compound? Two complete thoughts connected with a FANBOY.
The teacher helped the students make dog biscuits because she was a passionate animal lover.
What is complex. NOTICE- when the dependent clause comes SECOND- NO COMMA!
The wind rattled the windows before the storm died down, and my little sister hid behind the couch.
What is BEFORE= www.asiab and AND=FANBOY Did I trick you??
One student chose apples the other student chose pears even though they both really preferred oranges.
What is One student chose apples; the other student chose pairs even though they both really preferred oranges.
The clown popped the boy's balloon and then gave him a new one.
What is simple- don't be fooled- there are not two subjects in this sentence even though there is a conjunction. It is a simple sentence with two verbs. To make it compound, you could add a new subject after the word "then".
Out on a limb, the kitty cat meowed for help.
What is SIMPLE- the introductory PHRASE is a prepositional phrase- it is not a clause with a subject and verb. TRICKY!
I ran so many errands after I got my license.
What is www.asiab after.
"So" is not a FANBOY here- it is actually acting like a sneaky adverb in this sentence- how many? SO many
While drinking Gatorade the man ran the 100-yard dash in four seconds and he broke every record that had ever been set.
What is While drinking Gatorade, the man ran the 100-yard dash in four seconds, and he broke every record that had ever been set.